Verizon wins Vonage patent fight

Most patent trials drag on and on, and jurors take forever to sift through generally incomprehensible technological data. Then there's Verizon's patent suit against Vonage. It started last week, and ended yesterday after less than a day of deliberation. The winner: Verizon, in a split decision. The jury found that Vonage infringed on three of seven patents in the complaint, two of them related to billing. And because the infringements weren't found to be intentional, damages were not tripled. Vonage is getting away with $58 million plus 5.5 percent of its revenues from now on, if it keeps using the Verizon technology. Verizon had been looking for $197 million. Vonage says the ruling won't cause a service interruption, and will appeal the verdict and damages in any case.

For more about the Vonage/Verizon suit:
- read this article from Ars Technica

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